The name of Putuo District comes from Putuo Road, located within the district. Suzhou Creek crosses the Putuo District and makes up the eastern boundary of the area, shared by Jing'an District. The Shanghai Putuo District People's Government is located on Daduhe Road.
In 2009, the region's total registered population was 872,600.[citation needed] The natural growth rate of households was -1.99‰. At the end of 2009, there was a resident population of 1,135,900. The Putuo district is home to populations representing 44 minorities, the largest of whom are Chinese Muslims from the country's northwest. They account for a total minority population of 70%.
Education
In 2014, 100% of children residing in Putuo District are enrolled in compulsory education, and 97.88% are enrolled in high schools.
There are 25 mainstream primary schools, with 34,143 students enrolled, 47 mainstream high schools with 27,542 students enrolled, 77 nurseries and kindergartens with 27,382 student enrolled, 1 vocational school with 1529 students enrolled, 2 special education schools with 429 students enrolled and 1 work-study school with 13 students enrolled.
Primary schools
Public
Shanghai Putuo District Changzheng Central Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District New Putuo Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Caoyang Experimental Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Zhenruwenying Central Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Yangjia Bridge Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Zhenru Primary School No. 3
Shanghai Putuo District Zhenguang Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Lianjian Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Shude Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Hengde Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Taopu Central Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Hui People Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Wuning Road Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Lujiazhai Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District North Zhongshan Road Primary School No. 1
Shanghai Putuo District Xunyang Road Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Guanlongxincun Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Pingli Road Primary School No. 1
Shanghai Putuo District Hutaixincun Primary School No. 1
Shanghai Putuo District Huayin Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Chaochun Central Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Caoyangxincun Primary School No. 6
East China Normal University Primary School
Shanghai Putuo District Jinshajiang Road Primary School
Private
Shanghai Jinzhou Primary School
Middle schools
Shanghai Wuning Middle School
Shanghai Huayin Middle School
Shanghai Beihai Middle School
Shanghai Yanhe Middle School
Shanghai Xinglong Middle School
Shanghai Nujiang Middle School
East China Normal University Affiliated High School No. 4
Shanghai Normal University Affiliated Experimental School No. 2
Shanghai Zhenbei High School
Shanghai Putuo District Education Department Affiliated High School
Shanghai Xinyang High School
Shanghai Meilong Middle School
Shanghai Lantian High School
Shanghai Yuhua High School
Shanghai Luochuan School
Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School No. 2
Shanghai Jinyuan Affiliated Advanced High School
Shanghai Yichuan Affiliated Middle School
Shanghai Putuo District Affiliated Middle School
Shanghai Caoyang Affiliated Middle School
Shanghai Jiangning School
Shanghai Guangxin School
Shanghai Tongchuan School
Shanghai Shatian School
East China Normal University Affiliated Foreign Languages Experimental School
Shanghai Zizhang Middle School
Shanghai Zhongyuan Experimental School
Shanghai Wanlicheng Experimental School
Shanghai International Studies University Shangyang Foreign Languages School
Shanghai Wenda School
Shanghai New Huangpu Experimental School
Shanghai Jinding School
Shanghai Conservatory of Music Affiliated Anshun Experimental Middle School
In March 2012, the Shanghai Post Putuo District Postal Bureau was established. Due to regulations set out by the Chinese government, in March 2014, the bureau was renamed to Shanghai Post Putuo District Branch.
^Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China; Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China (2012). 中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料 (1 ed.). Beijing: China Statistics Print. ISBN978-7-5037-6660-2.
^"Annual Report 2013 (Archive). Lianhua Supermarket. p. 3 (5/187). Retrieved on 17 August 2014. "Registered and Business office Registered office in the PRC Room 713, 7th Floor No. 1258 Zhen Guang Road Shanghai, PRC Place of Business in the PRC 5th to 14th Floors No. 1258 Zhen Guang Road Shanghai, PRC Place of Business in Hong Kong 26th to 27th Floors Harcourt Building 39 Gloucester Road Wanchai Hong Kong" - In Traditional Chinese (Archive): "註冊和辦公地點 中國註冊地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 7樓713室 中國辦公地點 中國上海 真光路1258號 5至14樓 香港營業地點 香港灣仔告士打道39號 夏慤大廈26至27樓"